Effect of a Pedometer-Based, 24-Week Walking Intervention on Depression and Acculturative Stress among Migrant Women Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Youlim Kim (0000-0001-6076-6073, Yonsei University), Young-Me Lee (DePaul University), Mikyeong Cho (Yonsei University), Hyeonkyeong Lee (0000-0001-9558-7737, Yonsei University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Pages | 4385-4385 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16224385 |
| PMID | 31717608 |
| OpenAlex | W2984429758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Little research has examined exercise-based interventions meant to alleviate depressive symptoms among Korean-Chinese migrant women workers living in Korea. Thus, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a 24-week walking program on reducing depressive symptoms and acculturative stress levels in this population. This quasi-experimental sequential walking program was conducted with 132 Korean-Chinese women over a period of 24 weeks. Participants were divided into either a standard treatment group (n = 69) or enhanced treatment group (n = 63). All participants were instructed to walk using a pedometer. The enhanced treatment group also received mobile text messages designed to encourage walking adherence and improve acculturation. Participants were asked to complete two structured questionnaires, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the Acculturative Stress Scale, to evaluate the intervention programs. At the end of the program, both groups exhibited decreased depression scores, but the decrease in the enhanced treatment group was more significant both at weeks 12 and 24. Acculturative stress was also found to have decreased at weeks 12 and 24. Our findings show the walking program reduced the depressive symptoms and acculturative stress levels among the Korean-Chinese women in this study. Further studies will be needed to analyze the relationship between walking step count and mental health considering exercise intensity
Acculturation · Depression (economics · Immigration · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Pedometer · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |